What I Played Today: March 25

Summoner Wars, The Ares Project, Peggle, Magic: The Gathering

Morning gaming, played a couple of two player games. In a game of Summoner Wars, I managed to lose because while I was super aggressive, I did not expect my opponent to be able to steal all my guys and knock my summoner into a corner, trapping him. I also managed to get stupid with some placement of some of my guys and managed to create a long wall preventing backup from getting to my boss. What a dummie I am. Also in the Ares Project, and got my ass kicked in the basic game again because the game is not balanced at that level. It sucks that it is necessary to play this version to help people understand the game, because the Terrans do not stand a chance against the literally superior Khalis or whatever they call them. But it does sound like I’ve convinced someone to play the real game, so that’ll be great.

Also played Peggle, which is an experience that you probably understand and isn’t worth comment, and continue to play Magic: The Gathering PC game. I hope that the 2013 version is in the works, because I would love to play with some of the new cards that I’m seeing coming through. I am also really tempted to buy some new decks, and I really shouldn’t.

What I Played Today: November 5

The Ares Project, Batman: Arkham City

A game that has been on my radar for what feels like a year now has finally come out, and I like it. The Ares Project plays as a tabletop RTS, in which you built up your army behind a screen and at certain points, you stage an attack to either head into the frontier or strike your opponent's base. We played the basic game, in which a lot of the extra fluff is left out, and I lost both times, mainly because I played with a bunch of peons while my opponent built up huge forces, and because, I think, one side is stronger than the other in the base game. I want to try this full game, but the game itself is really dense, with a lot of moving pieces. I'll have to read the rulebooks a few more times.

I also downloaded the new Nightwing content, and I like Nightwing a lot. He's a fun guy to play with, faster than Batman, with a few interesting gadgets, such as an electric burst that stuns everyone that gets hit by it. I don't know, I enjoy playing with him, and now I've entered the terrifying world of the Riddler's Revenge, in which you have to fight pitch perfectly in order to score three stars, which is...hard. I have done a little research and figured out where the points are (answer: keep your combo up, perform as many different moves as you can), it's just a matter of trying and execution.